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When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade — Content Guide for Parents

By Virginia WolffScholastic IncorporatedISBN 9780590481410200 pages
When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade

Found in this book

  • Sexual contentBrief

Not found

  • Violence
  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: The sources do not describe the book's language.

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

The astounding first book in Virigina Euwer Wolff's MAKE LEMONADE trilogy, which continues with the award-winning TRUE BELIEVER.

LaVaughn needed a part-time job. What she got was a baby-sitting gig with Jolly, an unwed teen mother. With two kids hanging in the balance, they need to make the best out of life -- and they can only do it for themselves and each other.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Jolly is sexually harassed by her boss, and she is a teen mother of two children by different fathers; these are mentioned but not shown in detail.

  • Does When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources do not describe the book's language.

  • Does When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade have sexual content?

    Found (Brief): Jolly is sexually harassed by her boss, and she is a teen mother of two children by different fathers; these are mentioned but not shown in detail.

  • Does When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.